The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to our mission of saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries. We work at the invitation of governments to support them and the private sector to create and sustain high-quality health systems.

CHAI was founded in 2002 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic with the goal of dramatically reducing the price of life-saving drugs and increasing access to these medicines in the countries with the highest burden of the disease. Over the following two decades, CHAI has expanded its focus. Today, along with HIV, we work in conjunction with our partners to prevent and treat infectious diseases such as COVID-19, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. Our work has also expanded into cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and other non-communicable diseases, and we work to accelerate the rollout of lifesaving vaccines, reduce maternal and child mortality, combat chronic malnutrition, and increase access to assistive technology. We are investing in horizontal approaches to strengthen health systems through programs in human resources for health, digital health, and health financing. With each new and innovative program, our strategy is grounded in maximizing sustainable impact at scale, ensuring that governments lead the solutions, that programs are designed to scale nationally, and learnings are shared globally.

At CHAI, our people are our greatest asset, and none of this work would be possible without their talent, time, dedication and passion for our mission and values. We are a highly diverse team of enthusiastic individuals across 40 countries with a broad range of skillsets and life experiences. CHAI is deeply grounded in the countries we work in, with majority of our staff based in program countries. Learn more about our exciting work: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org

CHAI strives to be an equal opportunity employer and promotes fairness, respect, equity and dignity in the workplace. CHAI welcomes applications from all qualified individuals and encourages people from historically disadvantaged groups to apply. CHAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing an environment of fairness, and mutual respect where all applicants have access to equal employment opportunities. CHAI values diversity and inclusion and recognizes that our mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people with diverse experiences, backgrounds, and culture.

Team Overview

Over the last few decades, the South African Department of Health (DoH) has made significant progress in increasing access to sexual, reproductive, maternal, and neonatal health (SRMNH) services in South Africa. However, gaps still exist. Maternal, neonatal and child mortality is still a significant contributor to overall mortality rates and wide variations persist in quality and access to comprehensive, integrated healthcare services, especially for women and adolescents. To address these challenges, the CHAI-SA’s SRMNH team is supporting the DoH at national and provincial levels to implement a broad range of activities, across service delivery expansion, demand generation and supply chain strengthening, quality improvement and strengthened programme monitoring and evaluation, across both public and private sector channels, aimed at significantly increasing uptake of SRMNH services for women and adolescents. CHAI-SA’s SRMNH programme supports NDoH to ensure that performance of the strategic development and implementation of SRMNH programme efforts are conducted and monitored efficiently and effectively. This is done through the provision of technical assistance to support the development and deployment of strategic and operational plans, resource optimisation in the short and long term, development of strategic documents and tools, including demand generation, training, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E), to support critical management systems and to galvanise key stakeholder coordination.

Position Overview

CHAI seeks a highly motivated individual with outstanding technical and managerial capabilities to play a key role in the SRMNH Programme. The Project Manager will shape strategy and manage and provide technical input to the SRMNH team. Additionally, the Project Manager will work with a range of partners and subject matter experts within SRMNH to coordinate workstreams. The Project Manager should have exceptional communication and analytical skills, be a strong strategic thinker and be able to adapt to differing programme needs. Additionally, the Project Manager will support with on the ground implementation of SRMNH interventions. The Project Manager will be based in Pretoria, South Africa, and report to CHAI SA Programme Manager for SRMNH and Paediatric and Adolescent HIV and EPI (Expanded Programme on Immunisation). This role requires travel as dictated by programmatic needs.

• Manage and refine the SRMNH programme’s strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with Department of Health (DoH) goals and priorities.
• Provide strategic guidance to the SRMNH team, including the development of annual work plans and translating objectives from government, donors, and partners into actionable plans.
• Collaborate with the DoH and partners to strengthen SRMNH systems and support the development or updating of programme policy documents, ensuring integration across the SRHR framework.
• Support the SRMNH team in achieving programme objectives, including enhancing SRMNH product access, increasing the utilisation of data for strategic planning, and strengthening service delivery in focal provinces for national scalability.
• Oversee effective coordination, capacity building, and performance management within the team.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and assessment of intervention strategies, including protocol development, data collection, and programme performance review. Provide feedback to the DoH and donors on progress against targets.
• Lead the development and maintenance of M&E frameworks to provide credible, actionable, and timely information. Conduct routine data analysis and report progress to CHAI leadership and donors.
• Conduct regular visits to focal provinces, districts, and facilities, preparing comprehensive reports for facility, district, national teams, and CHAI Programme and Leadership teams.
• Document programme activities, share best practices through case studies and publications, and prepare presentations and reports for donor and stakeholder engagements.
• Manage and establish relationships with the DoH, suppliers, and partner organisations. Ensure alignment and coordination of activities across government and partner stakeholders, including other CHAI programmes in South Africa, to achieve successful programme execution. Engage with stakeholders across sectors to strengthen SRMNH care
• Collaborate closely with the DoH team/s and participate in feedback and planning meetings, contributing to quality improvement efforts, exploring evidence-based interventions, and developing standardised tools and resources
• Develop compelling presentations, reports and participate in stakeholder engagements related to programme implementation and reporting.
• Identify strategic areas for programme expansion and contribute to business development by drafting concept notes, proposals, and seeking additional funding.
• Assist the SRMNH Programme Manager with key deliverables and other ad-hoc requirements as needed.